August Schell Brewing Company
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The August Schell Brewing Company is a brewing
company in New Ulm, Minnesota
. It was founded by German
immigrant
August Schell in 1860 and passed into the possession of the Schell family in 1866. It is the second oldest family-owned brewery
in America (after D. G. Yuengling & Son
) and became the oldest and largest brewery in Minnesota when the company bought the Grain Belt
rights in 2002. In September 2010, it celebrated its 150th Anniversary with a two-day festival.
Brewing
Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BCE, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt...
company in New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....
. It was founded by German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
immigrant
Immigration
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August Schell in 1860 and passed into the possession of the Schell family in 1866. It is the second oldest family-owned brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
in America (after D. G. Yuengling & Son
D. G. Yuengling & Son
D. G. Yuengling & Son is the oldest operating brewing company in the United States, established in 1829. It is one of the largest breweries by volume in the country, and is the second largest American-owned brewery after the Boston Beer Company, makers of Sam Adams beer...
) and became the oldest and largest brewery in Minnesota when the company bought the Grain Belt
Grain Belt (beer)
Grain Belt is a brand of beer brewed in the American state of Minnesota, by the August Schell Brewing Company. The beer has been produced in Three varieties: Grain Belt Golden, the original style introduced in 1893, and Grain Belt Premium, first introduced in 1947, and the brand new Grain Belt...
rights in 2002. In September 2010, it celebrated its 150th Anniversary with a two-day festival.
Year-round Brews
- Original, ABV 4.8%, Straw colored classic American lager. Mild malt flavor and hop bitterness. This brew is displayed in a bar scene in the 2009 movie Jennifer's BodyJennifer's BodyJennifer's Body is a 2009 black comedy horror film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody. Fox portrays a newly-possessed teenage serial killer specializing in killing her male classmates as her best friend...
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. - Original Light, ABV 4%, Light straw color. Mild maltiness complemented by mild hop bitterness and slight hop aroma. Light, crisp body.
- Grain Belt Premium, ABV 4.6%
- Grain Belt Premium Light
- Grain Belt Nordeast, ABV 4.7%
- Firebrick, ABV 5%, A Vienna-style amber lagerLagerLager is a type of beer made from malted barley that is brewed and stored at low temperatures. There are many types of lager; pale lager is the most widely-consumed and commercially available style of beer in the world; Pilsner, Bock, Dortmunder Export and Märzen are all styles of lager...
that has a reddish-amber hue, a mild maltiness with subtle sweetness and a light hoppy finish. - Pilsner, ABV 5.6%, Rich malt body accented by a large hop/malt aroma and a refreshing hop tang.
- Pale Ale, ABV 5.75%, Rich maltiness with a distinct hop bitterness.
- Stout, ABV 5%, A chocolaty espresso sweetness highlights our Schell’s Stout. Rich and creamy with a medium- to full-bodied mouth feel. A balanced bitterness is dominated by the flavor of the roasted barley. Color is dark to black. First introduced as the 2006 Snowstorm beer.
- Dark, ABV 4.8%, Deep amber color with a light but classic maltiness. Mild hop bitterness, excellent drinkability.
- 1919, Root Beer.
Seasonal Brews
- Carmel Bock, ABV 5.8%, Dark copper color, light caramel flavor, medium body. Lightly hopped with a hint of malt sweetness.
- Maifest, ABV 6.9%, Assertive maltiness backed by a huge hop aroma.
- Hefeweizen, ABV 4.4%, Fruity, ale character with undertones of banana and clove.
- Zommerfest, ABV 5%, Light golden color with a frothy white head. Slight malt flavor and sweet hop aroma.
- Octoberfest, ABV 5.5%, A rich balance of malt hops.
- Snowstorm, ABV NA, Flavor changes yearly, see below for a list of past flavors.
- Schmaltz's Alt, ABV 5.1%, The rich, sweet malty flavor with hints of licorice is balanced by a chocolaty bitterness. Dark brown in color and topped by a thick, creamy tan head.
Snowstorm Seasonal Brew History
- 2010 - Dunkel Doppel Weizenbock, ABV 7.0%, Brewed with Munich, Wheat, Xtra Special and Midnight Wheat Malt, this Dunkel Doppel Weizenbock has a rich, velvety malt body with notes of milk chocolate. Higher carbonation levels give this beer a full bodied mouth feel and a fluffy, creamy head with a banana and clove aroma.
- 2009 - Baltic Porter, ABV 5.8%, Few beers fit the season like a Baltic Porter does winter. The 2009 edition of Snowstorm was brewed with copious amounts of Munich malt coupled with three different British crystal malts, and British Chocolate. Snowstorm is dark mahogany in color with a tan head and displays flavors reminiscent of dark fruit, licorice, and chocolate.
- 2008 - Weihnachtsbier, ABV 6%, Reddish-brown in color with a complex maltiness yielding hints of spicy rye, sourdough and chocolate. Brewed with nine different malts, including copious amounts of Munich and a touch of Rye.
- 2007 - Belgian Dubbel
- 2006 - English Stout (Schell's Stout)
- 2005 - Düsseldorf Alt
- 2004 - Dark Cream Ale
- 2003 - Nut Brown Ale
- 2002 - Scotch Ale
- 2001 - Cherry Vanilla Porter
- 2000 - Braggot
- 1999 - Dunkleweizen
- 1998 - Vienna Lager (Schell's Firebrick)
- 1997 - Plum Black and Tan*
- 1996 - Cherry Alt*
- 1995 - Raspberry Amber Ale*
- 1992 - Doppel Alt (Schell's Schmaltz's Alt)**
- 1995-1997 Beers were called Blizzard Ale
** 1992 Beer was called Xmas Brew